Before the Department of Revenue Services issues a motor vehicle fuels distributor license, it requires a surety bond under C.G.S. 12-456 guaranteeing the fuels tax you collect. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount DRS set and the premium updates.
















No underwriting queue for the standard fuels distributor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DRS. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount DRS required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your distributor license application. The DRS bond period runs July 1 to June 30; wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure DRS named and the premium updates.
Connecticut taxes motor vehicle fuels at the distributor level under C.G.S. Chapter 221. A distributor — anyone distributing gasoline, gasohol, aviation fuel, or similar — must be licensed by the Department of Revenue Services, and C.G.S. 12-456 conditions that license on a surety bond filed before the license issues.
The bond guarantees that the distributor remits the motor vehicle fuels tax it collects. DRS sets the amount, historically tied to a fraction of the tax paid in the prior year, subject to a statutory floor and ceiling. The bond period runs July 1 to June 30, and a license can be canceled or suspended if a current bond is not maintained.
It is not insurance for you — if DRS recovers unpaid tax against the bond, you repay the surety. Distributors who remit on time treat the bond as a license formality. We issue the amount DRS named, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with the bond amount DRS set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your distributor license application.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount DRS required and file with your license application the same day.